Caretaker

Caretaker Required to start as soon as possible.
Elton Primary School, Alston Street, Bury BL8 1SB

Bury College Education Trust was established in September 2014. It presently has three primary academies: Elton Primary School, Radcliffe Primary School, and Parkview Primary School which are based in the borough of Bury.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our highly professional, friendly team. We are looking to appoint a permanent member of staff who has a “can do” attitude and is flexible, practical, pro-active, energetic and diligent to support our existing teams in delivering excellent service.

Your duties will include: ensuring statutory compliance as well as leading the cleaning team in providing an excellent service. The successful applicant will have strong facilities management skills as well as people leadership.

You will report to the Headteacher and the Trust Business Manager.

We can offer:
• A friendly and supportive team.
• Good rates of pay.
• Pension.

Grade 6 Permanent Post, all year round
Actual Salary: £23,893
Working hours per week: 37
Split shift, Monday to Thursday: 6am to 10.00am and 2.30pm to 6pm
Friday: 6am to 9.30am and 2.30pm to 6pm

Some out-of-hours or additional working hours may be required to support the school with parents’ evenings, fundraising events, etc.

The position will be based at Elton Primary School and at times the individual may have to work across the Trust.

You will need:

• To enjoy working with children, parents and staff
• Effective communication and organisational skills
• To be calm, approachable, flexible and demonstrate initiative
• Experience of working in a school or similar setting
• To be highly skilled and practical

We warmly welcome candidates coming to visit the school prior to application; please contact the school to arrange on 0161 705 2674.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
As part of our recruitment process on line checks will be carried out as part of our short-listing process.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake an:

Enhanced DBS Check
Satisfactory medical report arranged by school
Satisfactory references

For all enquiries regarding this post contact: Lynne Brunsden, Trust Business Manager on 0161 723 4538

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